Tag Archives: Aluminum bonsai wire

Wire: What’s the Difference?

wayne | 05/18/2013

Like most bonsai, this one has been wired. In fact, there’s visible wire on it right now. It’s a Shimpaku that’s from a chapter in our Masters’ Series Juniper book, titled Keiko Tamaki’s Deft Touch. Most bonsai are wired at some stage in their development. In fact, bonsai that have been around for a long [...]

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Wire By The Ton & A Simple Lesson

wayne | 12/15/2011

A very simple wiring lesson. It’s pretty self explanatory, but if you need more explanation, check out ‘Wiring a Young Tree’ in Bonsai Today issue 107 (Bonsai Today back issues are currently 70% off at Stone Lantern). That’s a lot of bonsai wire It’s now official. We have sold almost exactly one ton of Bonsai [...]

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Wire Sale: Someone, Somewhere, is Wiring

wayne | 03/13/2010

A close up of wired branches on a Japanese black pine. From Bonsai Today magazine (I don’t remember which issue). Time to Wire? Not all types of trees are typically wired at the same time of year. And all climates aren’t the same anyway; spring in San Diego comes at least three months before spring [...]

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Sale: Books, Bonsai Wire & Flower Pins (Kenzans)

wayne | 02/21/2010

Only three days left! Sale ends Feb 24th, 2010. Visit Stone Lantern and enjoy large discounts on books, bonsai wire and kenzans (aka flower pins or frogs). Enjoy a large selection of books on bonsai & suiseki, Japanese gardening, general gardening, Ikebana, and Japanese arts and culture. You can also enjoy a very large selection [...]

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